Confronting environmental change in East & Southeast Asia; eco-politics, foreign policy and sustainable development.GE185 2004-025444 92-808-1113-4 Confronting environmental change in East & Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the Pacific Ocean on the east. ; eco-politics, foreign policy and sustainable development Sustainable development is a socio-ecological process characterized by the fulfilment of human needs while maintaining the quality of the natural environment indefinitely. The linkage between environment and development was globally recognized in 1980, when the International Union . Title main entry. Ed. by Paul G. Harris. United Nations University Pr., [c]2005 269 p. $32.00 (pa) This sixth volume from the Project on Environmental Change and Foreign Policy, which is devoted to understanding the role of foreign policy in efforts to preserve the environment and natural resources, is part of a second phase of the project focusing on East Asia East Asia A region of Asia coextensive with the Far East. East Asian adj. & n. . Political and environmental scientists from Asia and North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. explore such topics as Japan and global climate change, and Mekong river politics and environmental security. |
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